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Hace 5 días · The Steller (or northern) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is the largest member of the family Otariidae, the “eared seals,” which includes all sea lions and fur seals. Steller sea lions are named for Georg Wilhelm Steller, the German surgeon and naturalist on the Bering expedition who first described and wrote about the species in ...
Hace 4 días · They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus ), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals ), and Phocidae (the earless seals, or true seals), with 34 extant species and more than 50 extinct species described from fossils.
Hace 5 días · La Jolla Cove is a small coastal inlet surrounded by pretty sandstone cliffs that protect the popular La Jolla Cove Beach. Many enjoy the beach from the boardwalk. Gulls, cormorants, sea lions, and native plants line these bluffs above the Pacific Ocean, making this one of Southern California’s most pretty and photographed areas.
Hace 3 días · Ruiz asked that people watch the sea lions from the landings above the beach rather than on the beach itself. “You could have hundreds of people up there … watching the sea lions all day long ...
Hace 4 días · Topside and underwater select footage of California sea lions and pups in Channel Islands National Park, California. Locations include Point Bennett on San Miguel Island, and Santa Barbara Island.
Hace 4 días · San Diego sea lions chase beachgoers at La Jolla Cove on July 23, 2023. Toye said they’ve been in contact with city leaders since last November, asking them to put together a management plan ...
Hace 4 días · Join scientists on a research vessel to western Aleutian Islands—closer to Russia than mainland Alaska. Here, they investigate what’s going on with endangered Steller sea lions, some populations of which are declining, while others are thriving. Field scientists tag a Hawaiian monk seal on Kure Atoll.
